Are your nonprofit board members more visionary? Or more nit-picky?
I had a great introductory call with a prospective client the other day. They are a $5M organization who wants to grow their budget by millions! They even have a Strategic Planning process on the calendar for this Fall.
She asked me a great question…Does it make more sense to start our work with you before or after the Strategic Planning process. My answer . . .
If your board and leadership are big thinkers AND they fully understand that you’ll need to spend money equipping your team to raise more money to support that big thinking, then you can bring me in afterward. But,
👂 If you regularly hear things like: “I don’t know how we’d ever have the money to do that.”
💭 And if you regularly bring visionary ideas to the table with resistance: “That makes me nervous, we’ve only ever grown at 10%.”
📈 And if your budgeting process looks and feels like handcuffs vs. a tool that propels you forward: “Can the team REALLY raise that much money?”
Then, we need to work together BEFORE the strategic plan is complete.
You see, most people come to me with amazing Strategic Plans completed that call for 2X - 5X revenue growth. But, they’re struggling to raise the money that their big visions require.
Most organizations try to fix this problem with MORE traditional or transactional fundraising activities.
But, this problem gets fixed at the root of the organization. It gets fixed through infrastructure shifts and resource allocation. Until these changes are revealed, your organization will always struggle to reach or exceed the revenue required to fulfill your strategic plan.
There’s never been a time when this message is more important. Donors have never been more open to investing in the root and infrastructure of your organization. Are you taking advantage of this moment?
Whenever you’re ready, here are THREE things you can do next:
👣 Follow me on LinkedIn where I give away insider info every week - the same lessons I teach my clients about attracting larger gen-ops dollars and adding 7-figures + to their bottom line.
🍎 Read my GUIDE! THE TRUTH ABOUT GIVE/GETS :: Top 5 Reasons Your Board’s Give/Get Is Leaving Thousands (Sometimes Millions) on the Table. See how limiting board members to the Give/Get model restricts gifts in so many ways and keeps your staff from reaching their full fundraising potential. Here to get it.
📈 Work with me to fund your organization’s Strategic Plan and scale your budget by 2 - 5X // If you’re a business-minded CEO already raising MILLIONS but still need more general-operating revenue from individuals and family foundations to invest in growth, you can apply to work with me here.
